Witt, Felix ; Nwaboh, Javis ; Bohlius, Henning ; Lampert, Astrid ; Ebert, Volker (2021)
Towards a fast, open-path laser hygrometer for airborne Eddy covariance measurements.
In: Applied Sciences, 11 (11)
doi: 10.3390/app11115189
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
Water vapor fluxes play a key role in the energy budget of the atmosphere, and better flux measurements are needed to improve our understanding of the formation of clouds and storms. Large-scale measurements of these fluxes are possible by employing the eddy correlation (EC) method from an aircraft. A hygrometer used for such measurements needs to deliver a temporal resolution of at least 10 Hz while reliably operating in the harsh conditions on the exterior of an aircraft. Here, we present a design concept for a calibration-free, first-principles, open-path dTDLAS hygrometer with a planar, circular and rotationally symmetric multipass cell with new, angled coupling optics. From our measurements, the uncertainty of the instrument is estimated to be below 4.5% (coverage factor k = 1). A static intercomparison between a dTDLAS prototype of the new optics setup and a traceable dew point mirror hygrometer was conducted and showed a systematic relative deviation of 2.6% with a maximal relative error of 2.2%. Combined with a precision of around 1 ppm H₂O at tropospheric conditions, the newly designed setup fulfills the static precision and accuracy requirements of the proposed airborne EC hygrometer.
Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
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Erschienen: | 2021 |
Autor(en): | Witt, Felix ; Nwaboh, Javis ; Bohlius, Henning ; Lampert, Astrid ; Ebert, Volker |
Art des Eintrags: | Bibliographie |
Titel: | Towards a fast, open-path laser hygrometer for airborne Eddy covariance measurements |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Publikationsjahr: | 2021 |
Ort: | Basel |
Verlag: | MDPI |
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | Applied Sciences |
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 11 |
(Heft-)Nummer: | 11 |
Kollation: | 10 Seiten |
DOI: | 10.3390/app11115189 |
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | Water vapor fluxes play a key role in the energy budget of the atmosphere, and better flux measurements are needed to improve our understanding of the formation of clouds and storms. Large-scale measurements of these fluxes are possible by employing the eddy correlation (EC) method from an aircraft. A hygrometer used for such measurements needs to deliver a temporal resolution of at least 10 Hz while reliably operating in the harsh conditions on the exterior of an aircraft. Here, we present a design concept for a calibration-free, first-principles, open-path dTDLAS hygrometer with a planar, circular and rotationally symmetric multipass cell with new, angled coupling optics. From our measurements, the uncertainty of the instrument is estimated to be below 4.5% (coverage factor k = 1). A static intercomparison between a dTDLAS prototype of the new optics setup and a traceable dew point mirror hygrometer was conducted and showed a systematic relative deviation of 2.6% with a maximal relative error of 2.2%. Combined with a precision of around 1 ppm H₂O at tropospheric conditions, the newly designed setup fulfills the static precision and accuracy requirements of the proposed airborne EC hygrometer. |
Freie Schlagworte: | water vapor, laser spectroscopy, near-infrared, dTDLAS, eddy covariance |
Zusätzliche Informationen: | This article belongs to the Special Issue Diode Laser Spectroscopy – Robust Sensing for Environmental and Industrial Applications |
Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 530 Physik 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 620 Ingenieurwissenschaften und Maschinenbau |
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 16 Fachbereich Maschinenbau 16 Fachbereich Maschinenbau > Fachgebiet Reaktive Strömungen und Messtechnik (RSM) |
Hinterlegungsdatum: | 16 Jan 2024 07:26 |
Letzte Änderung: | 16 Jan 2024 07:26 |
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